TWiRT 396 - Hamvention & Summer Site Advice with Charlie Wooten

The Most Interesting Ham in Broadcast Engineering, Charlie Wooten, is our guest. He’s just back from the Dayton Hamvention with a report on Contesting, thoughts on DXing, and broadcast transmitter site wisdom - especially for the hot summer months ahead.

Show Links:
HamSat App for iOS
AmSatDROID for Android
Dayton Hamvention
FT8 Amateur Radio Digital Mode
Video Introduction to FT8 Digital Mode for Amateur Radio
World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC 2018)

Guest:
Charlie Wooten - Director of Engineering and IT, iHeart Media, Panama City, FL

Hosts:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 395 - Remote Monitoring and Broadcasting with Josh Bohn

TWiRT 395 - Remote Monitoring and Broadcasting with Josh Bohn

Josh Bohn heads up a growing broadcast contract engineering firm.  Many stations need better, reliable, IP-connect remote control for transmitter sites and other remote systems. Plus, with remote broadcasts depending on wireless IP connections, Josh has worked out a system that practically guarantees broadcast-quality IP connections from almost anywhere.

Show Links:
CircuitWerkes SiteSentry4
CircuitWerkes Sicon-8
MaxxKonnect Reliable High-Speed Internet - meant for broadcast
Bohn Broadcast Services

Guest:
Josh Bohn - President/CE at Bohn Broadcast Services

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 394 - Barry Thomas on AoIP Mistakes

What mistakes can you make when building or expanding your Audio over IP network?  Barry Thomas has installed and maintained several different AoIP networks and knows more than one way to mess it up.  The good news he’s sharing with us the right ways to ensure reliability and great performance from today’s broadcast infrastructure systems.  Chris Tobin has his own experiences, too, and shares his insights.

Show Links:
FCC C-Band Satellite Downlink Registration - critical to maintain this RF Spectrum
Satellite Engineering Group (questions and registration services)

C-Band Registration Information Letter from Munn-Reese Consultants
Leviton Commercial Structured Network Wiring

Guest:
Barry Thomas - Director of Engineering at KIMN, KXKL, KWOF, KKSE

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 393 - World Wide Radio Summit from Hollywood

Radio Program Directors, Music Directors, on-air Talent, and more are convening in Hollywood at the World Wide Radio Summit. Speakers and panels are sharing new research and honing legacy ideas over three days. Scott Shannon, Joel Denver, Mike McVay, Steve Goldstein, Fred Jacobs, Darren Davis, and Ben Cooper are among the gifted presenters. This conference offers a chance for Radio Programmers to meet with equipment manufacturers and software suite companies. We’re talking with several manufacturers about their latest ideas to help make radio content easier to create while sounder better than ever.

Show Links:
MusicMaster scheduling software
VOXPRO7 call recoding and editing system
Comrex Opal smartphone interview system
Synchronicity radio broadcast workflow and distribution system
Sync-Harmony advanced radio automation application suite
Banana Joe’s Flashback Top 40
Broadcaster’s General Store

Guests:
Joe Knapp - President/CEO - MusicMaster Scheduling
Jay Tyler - Director of Sales - Wheatstone Corp
Chris Crump - Sr. Director of Sales at Comrex Corp
Joe Montione - VP / Chief Programming Evangelist - Synchronicity.co
Michael Dalfonzo - Vice President, Business Development at Sync-Harmony
Michelle King - Sales Manager, Radio at WideOrbit
Dave Kerstin - Customer Service at Broadcasters General Store

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 392 - Choosing the Right Mic with Michelle Levitt

Whether the medium is radio, TV, studio recording, live sound, or amateur radio, nearly all audio is captured with a microphone. But which mic is appropriate for any given sound capture situation? Michelle Levitt of Heil Sound is here to highlight different mic technologies, and explain some characteristics to observe when choosing right mic for the job.

Show Links:
50 Years of Maximum Rock ‘n Roll - podcast series
Heil mics for Podcast & Broadcast
Heil PR77D wins two NewBay Best of Show Awards at NAB 2018
TUTORIAL - Mic Primer (quick read - great mic info)
“It All Starts with the Microphone” - Tutorial in PDF

Guest:
Michelle Levitt, Marketing & Creative Director at Heil Sound

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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